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Speculations on a Black ‘House of Ill Fame’
When I was browsing through a fascinating, very early fire insurance map book of Vancouver in UBC’s rare book room, recently, I noticed a label that took me aback: “Negro Ill Fame”. I knew what “ill fame” denoted (a ‘house … Continue reading
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Tagged bc, carrall, Chinese Theatre, Columbia, false creek, fire insurance map, GNR, history, hogan's alley, house of ill fame, Keefer, pender, prostitution, Sun-Yat-Sen Gardens, UBC, vancouver
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The Cowboy Evangelist
Rev. James B. Kennedy, the minister at First Baptist Church, invited self-styled Cowboy Evangelist, George W. Rasure, to preach at the evening service on Sunday, November 18, 1888.¹ He preached at FBC every evening for at least two weeks; perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in churches, Cowboys, First Baptist Church, Vancouver, Uncategorized
Tagged bc, carrall, George W. Rasure, Helena Ehlester, history, Joanna Pierson, Kansas, Kentucky, limestone, Merilda McReynolds, Methodist Episcopal, Port Moody, powell, Rev. James B. Kennedy, Tifflin's Mill, vancouver
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